Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 19

Explain the differentiation of monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate crystals using polarized and compensated polarized light.

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Types of the crystals:

There are two types of crystals visible in synovial fluid. They are,

• Monosodium urate (uric acid)

• Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate